Description
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is hiring a Full Time Lactation Consultant. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment that is patient centered and innovative in their approach to lactation support. You will work daylight hours, including weekends.
Purpose:
Provides optimal breastfeeding management.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct clinical lactation rounds assessing patients' status and problems, and develop individualized care plans.
- Conduct clinical training of professional, nursing and ancillary staff.
- Participate in discharge planning by identifying post-discharge needs and providing breastfeeding instruction; providing information on the safe use of medication with breastfeeding and breastfeeding aids as well as on community support groups and services.
- Assist in marketing lactation program to the community, establishing preceptorships and conducting informational seminars.
- Maintain accurate and legible patient care records and develop reports.
- Design and update staff instruction manual, review current and planned educational materials, policies and procedures.
- Act as a lactation consultant and referral resource for other health team members, patients, and their families.
- Assist in employee preparation for lactation consultant certification examination.
- Follow the mandatory reporting procedures for any incident or serious event that did affect or potentially could have affected the clinical care of any patient.
Qualifications
- Analytical ability and independent judgment; interpersonal skills; organizational and leadership abilities.
- Clinical lactation management skills including psycho-motor skills necessary to use appropriate breastfeeding aids and teaching skills to provide related in-services.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
- CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
- Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Board Certified Lactation Consultant
- Act 33 with renewal
- Act 34 with renewal
- Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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